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Month: August 2021

Bulgaria 

In EU, 70% of adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19 – while Bulgaria lags at 20%

August 31, 2021September 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Union today reached a crucial milestone with 70 per cent of the adult population now fully vaccinated against

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Bulgaria 

Democratic Bulgaria declines BSP invitation for talks on government formation

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Kornelia Ninova

The futility of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) pursuing its mandate to seek to form a government was further underlined

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Bulgaria 

NCIPD: 12 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 red zones

August 31, 2021September 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twelve out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 red zones, meaning a morbidity rate between 250 and 499.9

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 109 deaths, 2090 new cases registered

August 31, 2021September 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 109 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

As Covid-19 crisis in Bulgaria worsens, Chief State Health Inspector recommends new measures

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kunchev has sent a report to caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov proposing the introduction

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Bulgaria 

Greece: Additional Covid-19 test for arrivals from Bulgaria who are unvaccinated, not had virus

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus

Greece is introducing an additional Covid-19 test for those arriving from Bulgaria who have not been vaccinated and have not

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria crosses threshold to be red zone – NCIPD

August 30, 2021September 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria has crossed the threshold to be a Covid-19 red zone, with an average infection rate at national level of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 389 Delta variant cases found in 394 samples

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) has completed the sequencing of 394 samples taken from Covid-19 patients

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria worsened in August

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that business sentiment in Bulgaria worsened in August,

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